How to draw an arrow in the middle of the segment?

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This example places the arrow at the end of the line. How can I place the arrow in the middle? Thank you!

b <- ggplot(mtcars, aes(wt, mpg)) +
  geom_point()

df <- data.frame(x1 = 2.62, x2 = 3.57, y1 = 21.0, y2 = 15.0)
b +
  geom_curve(aes(x = x1, y = y1, xend = x2, yend = y2, colour = "curve"), 
             data = df) +
  geom_segment(aes(x = x1, y = y1, xend = x2, yend = y2, colour = "segment"),
               arrow = arrow(),
               data = df)

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Edit: Can I remove the arrow in the curve legend key on the right as well?

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You could split the line into two segments and draw the arrow only for the one that ends at the midpoint. Adding show.legend=FALSE to the arrow-drawing call to geom_segment removes the arrow from the legend:

b +
  geom_curve(aes(x = x1, y = y1, xend = x2, yend = y2, colour = "curve"), 
             data = df) +
  geom_segment(aes(x = (x1+x2)/2, y = (y1+y2)/2, xend = x2, yend = y2, colour = "segment"),
               data = df) +
  geom_segment(aes(x = x1, y = y1, xend = (x1+x2)/2 , yend = (y1+y2)/2, colour = "segment"),
               arrow = arrow(), 
               data = df, show.legend=FALSE)

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That did it. Thank you much!